Section 15.54.040 Definitions.

   A.   Terms Defined in Other Ordinances and Codes. Unless they are otherwise defined in this Chapter, the terms defined in Title 15 of this Code, in the Zoning Ordinance, or in any other provision of this Code, including in any of the codes adopted by reference in Sections 15.08.010, 15.12.010 and 15.20.010 of this Code, shall have the same meanings when used in this Chapter.

   B.   Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter, certain words are defined, as follows:

      "Applicant" means a person who applies to the Village for the applicable permits to undertake any covered project.

      "Construction and demolition debris" means non-hazardous debris resulting from construction activities, including but not limited to cardboard, metal, brick, acoustical tile, concrete, plastic, clean wood, glass, gypsum wallboard, carpet and insulation, and debris processed into a recycled content commodity with an open market value such as wood derived fuel or alternative daily cover material. "Construction and demolition debris" does not include excavated soil or land-clearing debris.

      "Covered project" means any construction activity within the Village that is not exempt under this Chapter, that requires either a construction permit or a demolition permit as provided in Chapters 15.32 and 15.52 of this Code, and that meets one or more of the following thresholds:

         (i)   Construction of new structures of two thousand (2,000) square feet or more of gross floor area;

         (ii)   Renovations of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more of gross floor area; or

         (iii)   Demolition of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet or more of gross floor area.

      "Divert" and "Diversion" mean the recycling or other disposition of construction and demolition debris that avoids its disposal into a landfill.

      "Inert debris" means those materials which are virtually inert, such as rock, brick, and concrete.

      "Permit" means any building or demolition permit that is validly issued by the Village pursuant to this Title.

      "Recycle" or "Recycling" means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting construction and demolition debris that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream, and may include the salvage and reuse of such debris as part of the covered project.

      "Renovation" means the improvement, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an existing structure.

      "Waste reduction and recycling plan" means a written plan for recycling of covered project construction and demolition debris prepared and submitted pursuant to Section 15.54.080 of this chapter in a form prescribed or approved by an authorized building officer.

(MC-5-2010, § 2, 10/19/2010)